KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI – A Benton Harbor man has been charged with 13 felonies in the alleged rape and armed robbery Tuesday of a woman he knew.

The incident occurred in her unit at Big Bend Apartments, a large complex on Gull Road.

Danny Paul Vinson, 31, was arraigned Thursday in Kalamazoo County District Court on two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, six counts of felony use of a firearm and one count each of armed robbery, first-degree home invasion, assault with intent to do great bodily harm, felon in possession of a firearm and unlawful imprisonment, Kalamazoo County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Carrie Klein said.

Vinson, who was arrested Tuesday by Michigan State Police at his parents’ home in Benton Harbor, is being held in the Kalamazoo County Jail on a $1 million bond.

MSP Detective 1st Lt. Chuck Christensen said the charges against Vinson stem from an investigation that was launched at about 5 a.m. Tuesday when troopers from the state police post in Niles responded to Watervliet Hospital to interview the 32-year-old woman, who knew Vinson.

During the interview, Christensen said troopers learned from the woman that she had been dropped off at the hospital by Vinson and another man after she was raped, robbed and beaten inside her home at Big Bend Apartments in Kalamazoo Township.

Christensen said the incident in Kalamazoo Township occurred at about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday and Vinson and the other man were armed with a shotgun when they broke into the woman’s apartment.

Christensen said police believe the plan by Vinson and the other suspect to break into the woman’s home stemmed from Vinson seeking revenge on the woman for domestic incidents that had led to previous arrests of Vinson.

The woman was treated for her injuries at the hospital in Watervliet and has since been released. As of Friday, she was staying at an undisclosed location, Christensen said.

Christensen said police are still seeking the second suspect in the case.

Meanwhile, Vinson is scheduled to be back in district court Feb. 6 for a probable-cause hearing on evidence against him in the robbery, rape and assault of the victim, Klein said.

Christensen said anyone with information about the incident at Big Bend Apartments or the whereabouts of the second suspect is asked to call the state police post in Paw Paw at 269-657-5551 or contact Silent Observer at 269-343-2100 or www.kalamazoosilentobserver.com.